ARCHITECT OF RECORD
Irvine, Calif.
AQUATIC CONSULTANT
Aquatic Design Group
Carlsbad, Calif.
SQUARE FOOTAGE: 138,000
COST: $88 million
OCCUPANCY: July 2022
The West Hollywood Aquatic & Recreation Center (ARC) is the final phase of a masterplan for the park and community buildings at West Hollywood Park. The main goal of the project wasto create a state-of-the-art community recreation and aquatic facility while taking the bulk of the square footage out of the park, creating more contiguous open park space in an extremely dense community.
The city of West Hollywood is one of extremes, which includes a robust senior population, a vibrant Russian immigrant population, movie stars and entertainers, athletes and one of the largest LGBTQ communities in the state. Creating a solution that brought this diverse population together involved intense community and business leader interaction throughout the design process. Built as a replacement for an aging community gym and aquatics centerthe stacked ARC reaches beyond the boundaries of the park, spanning across a public street and resting in a parking lot 35 feet below the finished grade of the park.
A bridge connects the adjacent rooftop tennis courts and a main entry to the ARC at the park level. The project includes a two-court gymnasium at the park level and two rooftop swimming pools with breathtaking views of West Hollywood and beyond to downtown Los Angeles that span over the gymnasium courts. The building also includes expansive rooftop decks for respite and yoga, a cable-access TV studio, and a tiny-tots daycare facility.Community meeting rooms and office space for Parks & Recreation staff round out the program.
Product Suppliers:
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Basketball Backboards/Supports Porter Athletic
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Bleachers/Grandstands Hussey Seating
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Divider Curtains Porter Athletic
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Lighting Prescolite MC10LED
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Scoreboards/Timing Systems Nevco
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Volleyball Nets and Standards Porter Athletic
Gymnasium/Field House/Arena - Wall Padding Porter Athletic
Indoor Sports Surfaces - Basketball Connor Sports
Indoor Sports Surfaces - Volleyball Connor Sports
Locker/Shower - Flooring Daltile Keystones
Locker/Shower - Lockers Columbia Lockers
Locker/Shower - Shower/Toilet Partitions Metpar
Locker/Shower - Swimsuit Extractors SUITMATE
Pools - Bulkheads Myrtha Pools
Pools - Cleaners/Vacuums Eko3 Systems
Pools - Gutters Myrtha Pools
Pools - Heaters Raypak
Pools - Ladders/Grab Bars Myrtha Pools
Pools - Lane Markers New Fina
Pools - Lighting Intellibrite
Pools - Starting Blocks Spectrum
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